EPISODE FOUR
Felipe Sardi (La Palma y El Tucán) wasn’t always a coffee producer and exporter. We dig into the early years of failure preluding La Palma as it is today, and what the tipping point was for Felipe and Elisa (co-founder of La Palma). Felipe talks to us about how organic farming practices haven’t paid off for Colombian coffee farmers, and why the specialty coffee industry should be pushing the limits to become more sustainable.
SHOW NOTES
Felipe mentions Elisa Madriñan, the co-founder of La Palma y El Tucán.
Ben makes mention of Kristy Carlson, the co-founder and Chief Storyteller of Long Miles Coffee.
Ben talks about the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the SCA Expo.
Learn more about La Palma’s Neighbors & Crops program here.
Felipe speaks about Delagua Coffee Project in Northern Colombia, Creativa Coffee District in Panama and Equation Coffee.
Check out the beautiful wooden cabins at La Palma’s Boutique Hotel here.
Read the letter that La Palma wrote about COVID-19 and its effect on Colombian coffee production here.
Learn more about the project Biodiversal.
Abby talks about terroir. Here’s a helpful resource to help unpack this term.
Want to find a bag of La Palma y El Tucán coffee? Check out this link here.
Want to get in touch with Felipe?
Visit La Palma y El Tucán’s website.
Email felipe@lapalmayeltucan.com or info@lapalmayeltucan.com
Follow @lapalmayeltucan on Instagram.
Follow @felipesardi_ari on Instagram.
SHOW CREDITS
Hosts: Ben Carlson and Abby Fabre
Producer: Tommy Fabre
Executive Producer: Robyn-Leigh van Laren
Cover art: Abby Fabre
Imagery: Felipe Sardi